Oscar Wilde Quotes

Oscar Wilde (Writer, 1854 – 1900). Below are 17 quotes by Oscar Wilde from QuotePlace, each as a portrait card.

Writer · 1854 – 1900

Irish playwright, poet and author of The Picture of Dorian Gray, famed for his wit and epigrams.

Quotes by Oscar Wilde

1.The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
2.To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
3.Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
4.I can resist everything except temptation.
5.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
6.The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
7.The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
8.We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
9.The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
10.The aim of life is self-development. To realize ones nature perfectly — that is what each of us is here for.
11.The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.
12.Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.
13.To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
14.The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.
15.Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
16.A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
17.I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

Oscar Wilde Quote Gallery

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. — Oscar Wilde
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
Oscar Wilde
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. — Oscar Wilde
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
Oscar Wilde
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. — Oscar Wilde
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. — Oscar Wilde
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
Oscar Wilde
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame. — Oscar Wilde
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
Oscar Wilde
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. — Oscar Wilde
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
Oscar Wilde
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. — Oscar Wilde
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
Oscar Wilde
The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer. — Oscar Wilde
The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.
Oscar Wilde
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. — Oscar Wilde
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Oscar Wilde
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. — Oscar Wilde
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
Oscar Wilde
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying. — Oscar Wilde
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
Oscar Wilde
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